Services, value added in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Services, value added was 51.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services, value added in Puerto Rico, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Puerto Rico is 51.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Puerto Rico peaked at 64.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2019.
That places Puerto Rico 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Services, value added in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 59.6% | — |
| 1963 | 60.4% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 61.7% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 62.7% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 63.9% | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 63.1% | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 62.6% | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 62.6% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 63.3% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 60.7% | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 61.5% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 62.7% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 61.0% | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 64.1% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 62.3% | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 61.8% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 60.4% | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 58.6% | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 56.9% | -2.9% |
| 1981 | 55.5% | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 56.7% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 58.0% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 57.1% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 57.2% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 57.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 57.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 57.8% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 56.8% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 56.3% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 57.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 55.3% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 55.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 52.3% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 50.0% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 50.2% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 52.0% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 53.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 49.5% | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 48.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 49.6% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 51.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 51.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.1% | 59.6% | 63.9% | 8 |
| 1970s | 61.6% | 58.6% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.0% | 55.5% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 51.5% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 49.5% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 47.8% | 49.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 49.1% | 51.9% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Puerto Rico
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6769 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.3176 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 40,620 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 27,496 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 40,620 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6769 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Puerto Rico?
- Services, value added in Puerto Rico was 51.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2019.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for services, value added?
- Puerto Rico ranks 140th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.